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Dragons, Sexy Robots & Adventures
by Kyle Willoughby and Claire White: Nerd Culture EnthusiastsA Nerd Manual
Copyright: Dragons, Sexy Robots and Adventures 2016
Episodes
Paradise Lost and His Dark Materials Part One
43m · PublishedThis week DSRA is back andtacklingone of the most ambitious works in the English language–John Milton’s Paradise Lost. James starts us off by going through early cultural interpretations of Satan. He traces how versions of the Devil in folklore and medieval theatre lead to Milton’s famous take on him. Claire talks about the life of […]
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Radio Drama Part Two
55m · PublishedWe’re continuing our pairing of influential sci-fi radio dramas byfollowingup ourWar of the Worldsepisode with the BBC’s TheHitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Joining us is Eli McIlveen, the creator of the scripted podcastAlba Salix and the improv podcastCivilized. Claire begins by discussing satire, breaking down its many forms and some of its earliest iterations. James […]
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War of the Worlds – Radio Drama Part One
47m · PublishedWar of the Worlds by H.G. Wells is one of the first and greatest science fiction novels of all time. The radio drama adaptation performed by Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre is perhaps the most acclaimed and infamous broadcast of the medium. James begins by taking us through the time period surrounding “The Black […]
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Coraline – Halloween Part 2
43m · PublishedHalloween is almost here! It’s time forCoraline. The film wasdirected by Henry Selick, and is based ona novella by Neil Gaiman. James begins by explaining that the story borrows from a long line of coming-of-age fairy tales. He then compares stories from the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, Madam d’Aulnoy, and Gaiman’s primary inspiration — Victorian […]
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Dracula – Halloween Part 1
42m · PublishedDracula by Bram Stoker is one of the most influential books of horror ever written. It’s October, and right now, that’s what we’re about. Claire begins with an overview of vampire legends across the millennia. Next she focuses in on the real life conditions and circumstances that led to such widespread belief in the bloodsucking […]
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104: Neon Genesis Evangelion – Real Robot Mecha Part Two
52m · PublishedWe’re following up our episode onMobile Suit Gundam with another one of the most pivotalanime ever made–Neon Genesis Evangelion. Claire starts by exploringwhy giantrobots are such a huge part of Japanese culture, including the powerful idea of the samurai. She then goes through the different genres that make up Neon GenesisEvangelion. James explains why it […]
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103: Mobile Suit Gundam – Real Robot Mecha Part One
45m · PublishedWhen Mobile Suit Gundam came out in 1979 it changed Japanese pop culture and the perception of what Giant Robots could be. The team at DSRA couldn’t be more excited to delve into one of the most beloved animes. James starts off by going through all of the different genres that led to creator Yoshiyuki […]
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102: Die Part Two – Beautiful Dangerous Worlds
47m · PublishedDieis a comic book created by writer, Kieron Gillen and artist, Stephanie Hans, about five adults in our world compelled to return to the horror of a fantasy world that they barely escaped in their youth. The series is published by Image Comics and was released to rave reviews in 2018. James uses this opportunity […]
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101: Die Part One – The NeverEnding Story
43m · PublishedThis year marks the fantasy film’s 35th anniversary, and it’s a great opportunity for us to talk about escaping to magical lands. The NeverEnding Story is about a grieving, bullied boy named Bastian Balthazar Bux and his heroic alter ego Atreu’s quest to save the land of Fantasia, a world made of hopes and dreams. […]
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100: Our Favorites in One Hundred
30m · PublishedWe are so thankful to have published one hundred episodes! Thank you to all of our listeners! We’ve had the pleasure of discussing so many great pieces of nerd history and we’re looking back at some of our favorites and why they’ve had such a lasting effect on us. In addition to responding to listener […]
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Dragons, Sexy Robots & Adventures has 50 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 37:32:54. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 4th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on March 17th, 2023 21:16.
